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How a Prized Pocket Knife Was Imperiled on a Trip to See the Rockettes

November 27, 2017 by Barnaby

You know how all the guys (and some of the women) carry guns in rural Texas? In our family, all the guys carry pocket knives. It’s part of the 2nd Amendment, right? On the way out the door, you grab your wallet, keys, phone, and jackknife. I rarely use it, but no matter, it’s family […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: budget travel, ka-bar rigging knife, pocket knife, rockettes, security check

Fall Vignettes – Interesting Odds and Ends

November 20, 2017 by Barnaby

This is my 2nd go at a Vignette post (read the Summer Vignettes here), I hope you find it entertaining or helpful. Let me know what you think. I Don’t Recommend Hanging It on Your Exterior Door It’s almost that time of year. Time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Time for eggnog and Christmas […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: dean of etiquette, delaying car repairs, jv blog team, money wreath, pf vignettes, saving money on home heating

Top 8 Free and Offbeat Historic Things to Do in Baltimore

November 13, 2017 by Barnaby

This is a follow on post to my Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore, but this one is all about offbeat Historic things to see and do in Charm City that are free. Most people don’t know how much history Baltimore has. From 1830-1850, it was the second-largest city in the […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: baltimore basilica, baltimore bonaparte mansion, baltimore duchess of windsor museum, baltimore poe house, baltimore washington monument, bella vista, enoch pratt library, george peabody library, greenmount cemetery, historic things to do in baltimore, phoenix shot tower, tourist baltimore, westminster hall and burying ground

500 Years After Luther, Why Do We Still Try to Buy Favor with God?

November 5, 2017 by Barnaby

Why is it that 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a Catholic church (commemorated this past week), we still think we can buy favor with God? Is it because everything else of value in this world has a price? That if we want something bad enough, we can find a seller […]

Filed Under: Faith & Finance Tagged With: indulgences, joel osteen, martin luther, prosperity theology, protestant reformation, the power of positive thinking

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